Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

Page 7 text:

Paxton High School lieflectot. 5 STUDENTS EARNING THE HIGHEST GRADE IN EACH SUBJECT TAUGHT DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER. Fourth Year Subjects, American Literature—'Hugh Garnett Dewey Fagerburg, an(i Marion Sleez-er; grade, 93. American History.— Ruth Funk-grade, 95. German IV—‘Carl Radeke; grade, 94. Chemistry. — Dewey Fagerburg; grade, 94. Geometry IV.—Dewey Fagerburg, and Lorena Ferris; grade, 95. Pedaagogy—Ruth Funk; grade, 95. Third Year Subjects. Geometry III—Olga Pierson, and Mildred Swanson; grade, 95. Latin III IV—'Clarence Carlson, and Dewey Fagerburg; grade, 94. English III—Agnes Johnson; grade. 95. Physics III—Howard Newman; grade, 91. German III—Jessie Button, grade 93. English History—Dcrena Ferris, grade, 94. Shorthand and Typewriting—Leslie Ernst, grade, 93. Second Year Subjects. Latin II—Anna Watson, grade, 93. English II—Jessie Hendrickson, Avis Moffett. Carl Peterson, Anna Watson, and Lowell Hodam; grade, 92. Zoology—Jessie Button, grade, 94. Bookkeeping.—Leonard Hathaway, grade, 94. Algerba II—Jessie Carson, grade,95. First Year Subjects. Latin I.—Florence Hodam, grade, 9G. Physiology—Florence Hodam,grade, 95. Algebra I—Florence Hodam, 97. Ancient History I—Florence Hodam, 96. English I—Mary Pearson, Kenneth McCracken, 93. Manual Training.—Rudolph Fagerburg, grade 95. Sewing—Jessie Button, grade, 91. Commercial Arithmetic — Leonard Hathaway, grade, 94. Ten Statistics Regarding the Semester Examinat ons. 1. Fourteen of the twenty-seven Seniors were excused from all of their examinations. 2. 52% of the Seniors did not take any of their examinations. 3. Twenty-seven of the twenty-seven Seniors, or 14 0%, were excused from one or more of their exams. 4. 9 of the 27 Jun ors were excused from all of their exams, or about 33% of the class. 5. 22 Juniors, or 79% of the class, were excused from taking one or more of their exams. C. 13 (if they were superstitious they’d look upon this as a bad omen. However, they’re not so don’t worry) of the Sophomores, 24% of ’em, were excused from taking any of their examinations, and 7. 41 of them were excused from one or more. 8. Only six (6) of the 64 Freshmen escaped, unscathed, the clutches of the semesters, or about 9%, while— 9. Thirty-six (56%) “got away” from one or more of the “terrible ordeals.” 10. From the above,we find that of the students enrolled in P. H. S. 42 were excused from all of their semester examinations, or 24%.

Page 6 text:

4 Paxton High School Ixeji color. Excused From Second Year Class Subjects. Elfio Carlson 4; Jessie Carson 4; Lowell Hodam 4; Chas Henderson 4; Edna Swanson 4; Lulu Frette 4; Jessie Hendrickson 4; Carl Peterson 4; Theresa White 4; Avis Moffet 3; Al'.ie Hanson 3; Agnes Leander 3; Amy Swanson 3; Charles Ernst 3; Paul An derson 2; Leona Peterson 4; Anna Watson 4; Perdue Atwood 2; Rudolph Fagerburg 2; Ida Levinson 2; Clarice Whitcomb 2; Raymond Ernst 2; Na omi Miller 2; Viola Lindgren 2; Edna Johnson 1; Mary Kellar 1; Flossie La-Bore 1; Clyde Martin 1; Bertha Olson 1; Lenore Pearson 1; Chalmer Rudolph 1; Gordon Carson 1; Ellen Erickson 1; Marie Fox 1; Edwin Hold erman 1; Claire Holley 1; Ruby Lind-berg 1; Flavius Webber 1; Berdella Hanson 1; Leonard Hathaway 1; Ralph Stanford 1; Leslie Ernst 1; Aurel Henderson 1; Jessie Button 1; Edna Helman 1; Elizabeth LaBare 1; Howard Wylie 1. Excused From First Year Class Subjects. Orran Gourley 4; Lester Johnson 4; Mauritz Anderson 4; Kenneth McCracken 4; Helen Swanson 4; Erie Hutchison 4; Mabel Fairel 3; Florence Hodam 4; May Tibby 3; Mahlon Kenney 3; Clarence Kollman 3; Hugh Udell 3; Nobel Johnson 3; Mary Webber 3; Fern Howard 2; Berdella Hanson 2; Fred LaBare 2; Hertha Helman 2; Mary Pearson 2; Lenore Pearson 2; Bernice Ainsworth 2; Betty Anderson 2; Edith Chrisman 2; Lorine Hanson 2; Edgar Peterson 2; Irene Bloomquist 2; Margaret Cissna 1; Clara Johnson 1; Mabel Congram 1; Elsie Lundquist 1; Albert Ostlund 2; Olga Stolz 1; Lillian Tackwell 1: Rob. bert Smith 1; Dorothy Palmblade 1; Leonard Johnson 1; Myrtle Hedstrand 1; Leila Karr I; Paul Currie 1; Gladys Burkland 1; Claire Holley 1; Rex Hammerlund 1; Nora Carlson 1; Ruth Funk 1; Nellie Hagens 1; Naomi Miller 1; William Westbrook 1; Howard Wylie 2; Agnes Anderson 1; May Pearson 1; Dorothy White 1; Edwin Holderman 1; Rudolph Fagerburg 2; Stuart Eddy 1; Charles Ernst 1; Leslie Ernst 1; Leslie Swanson 1; Leonard Hathaway 1; Jessie Button 1; John Hanson 1; Walter Congram 1; Emil Johnson 1. Seniors Excused From Spelling. A few days before the Semester examinations, Mr. Bainum announced that he would give a spelling examination, to consist of ICO words, which he himself had selected, and that all Sen iors who made a grade of 90 or above would be excused from participating in the daily spelling exercises for the rest of the year. The highest grade made by the Seniors was 99 which was that of Aurel Henderson. The highest grade made ty any one in the high school was Agnes Johnson, ’17, who made a perfect grade. The following Seniors, in accordance with the above, are excused from Spelling for the rest of the year: Aurel Henderson, Mary Pearson. Dew'-ey Fagerburg, Nellie Hagens, Raymond Smith, Hugh Garnett, Muriel Webber, Clarence Carlson. Lester Peterson, Allan McCracken, Edna Hel man, Elizabeth LaBare, Perle Swanson, Nora Carlson. Ruth Funk, Marion Sleezer, Doris Flora, Leslie Ernst. The average made by the Senior class in this examination was 91.2%, and 59% of the Senior class made grades that were above 9d.

Page 8 text:

6 I'axton High School Reflector. Paxton High School Alumni Orange Blossoms February 1915 to February 1.1916 A Brief Account of Cupid’s Pranks Among the Alumni During the Past Year It was suggested to your reporter that it might be of interest to readers of the Reflector to have a report presenting in brief form, a record of the marriages that have occurred during the past year in which graduates of the Paxton High School have figured as one or both of the high contracting parties. Your reporter is not at all certain that the record here present ed is complete. He has found it rather a difficult task to get track of all of Cupid’s darts and pranks as they have pertained to the heart affairs of our (to us) venerable high school graduates. In the event that the names of other “high contracting parties” should be included with those of which he now has knowledge, their names will be gladly given a place in the next issue of the Reflector. According to the information thus far obtained, it appears that at least a score of the more or less recent graduates of P. H. S. have seen fit to enter the “holy bonds of wedlock during the twelve months closing January 31, 191C. A comparison of the several months included in this period, as to their popularity as marital seasons, indicates that the “chilly blasts of November are as popular as the ‘'birds and flowers” of the poetic June; for, the former month witnessed the marriages of four of the happy “grads”, while the “perfect days of June” witnessed but three, and seemed to be no more popular than the sultry days of August or the bleak and dreary days of December and January —each of which witnessed the marriages of three of our High School graduates, as did also the month of October. Only the months of March, and April, remain blank on our records for the year. February, 1915. On February IGth, Miss Merrie Mills, of the class of 1909, was married to Mr. Frank Beagle of this city. Mrs. Beagle is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Mills of Paxton. After her graduation, she attended the Chicago Kindergarten Train ng School for Teachers for a time. After this, she